Latest News from Turkey
PM to meet Russians to discuss Turkish Stream pipeline
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due to meet with Russian officials in Thessaloniki on Saturday morning to discuss the possibility of the Turkish Stream pipeline, which will carry Russian natural gas to Turkey, being extended to Greece.
Ancient Karkamış sees modern war on Turkey-Syria border
The tourist gate and ticket house are ready at the ancient city of Karkamış, where Turkish troops crossed last month into Syria and ousted Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants from the border.
NATO supports Turkey's right to defense in Syria
Turkey is within its rights in defending itself by staging an incursion in Syria, according to NATO's secretary-general, who is staging a visit to Ankara.
Greenpeace campaigns for panels on Turkish roofs
The Rainbow Warrior, the legendary boat of the international environmentalist group Greenpeace, arrived in Turkey this week on a three-stop tour for its campaign "Sail to the Sun," which aims to increase the use of solar energy in Turkey.
Permanent summer time the wrong decision
Before anything else, let us correct a mistake. Since the morning of Sept. 8, almost all media organs and internet sites have announced an "end to winter time," while what we call "winter time" is the "normal and closest to natural" time.
Why is the US opposing a no-fly zone in Syria?
Turkey has launched its "Euphrates Shield" military operation under a certain consensus with Russia, Iran and the United States. It is conducting the operation through the same consensus.
Due to this, Turkey has been able to remove the terrorist formation, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), from its border.
The need for a sharper shift
This must have been really beyond anyone's imagination. The coup attempt on July 15 was first suppressed within Turkey in just two days. The country immediately circled the wagons. The spirit of unity penetrated into the politics, media and society.
Greenpeace campaigns for solar panels on Turkish roofs
The Rainbow Warrior, the legendary boat of the international environmentalist group Greenpeace, arrived in Turkey this week on a three-stop tour for its campaign "Sail to the Sun," which aims to increase the use of solar energy in Turkey.
Saudi FM: We support Turkey's operation
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Sept. 9 that his country supports Turkey's Operation Euphrates Shield in northern Syria.
Dozens held as teachers protest suspensions
Turkish police detained dozens of people and used water cannon on Sept. 9 to disperse several hundred teachers demonstrating against their suspension from classrooms in the eastern province of Diyarbakır, union sources said and TV footage showed.
Turkish justice minister, US ambassador discuss Gülen's extradition
Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ and U.S. Ambassador to Turkey John Bass discussed the extradition of U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, the self-exiled Islamic preacher accused by Ankara of masterminding the failed military coup attempt, private broadcaster CNN Türk reported on Sept. 9.
The meeting, which went on for 1.5 hours, reportedly took place upon the request of Bass.
Turkish interior minister vows that 28 municipalities will be 'seized from PKK's will'
The administration of 28 local municipalities accused of supporting terror "will be taken over from the will of the PKK within 15 days," Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu stated on Sept. 9.
Turkish PM Yıldırım says efforts to set up safe zone in Syria will continue
Turkey's efforts to create a safe zone in Syria will continue until the Turkish border is safe and all threats to the country have been removed, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on Sept. 9, Reuters reported.
Push for Aleppo ceasefire ahead of Muslim holiday
The United States and Russia grappled over a possible cease-fire deal for Syria on Sept. 9 ahead of the Eid al-Adha starting on Sept. 12, as resurgent Moscow-backed regime forces tightened the noose on the beleaguered city of Aleppo.
CHP to gov't: Don't repeat your mistakes
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has slammed the government for taking indiscriminate post-coup attempt measures and carrying out a "witch hunt" against independent media, academics and teachers in Turkey.